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sammydog
30-07-2005, 08:58 PM
Hunter Mountain Bike Association today visited the Westpac Helicopter Service in Newcastle to make a $1000 donation.

We haven't had to rely on the service for quiet a while now (and I think on that time at the Heaton National DH, it was to windy to land anyway) and hopefully we won't need them for a long time to come. The club still thought that it was a worthwhile venture to support this service and hopefully we will be in a position in the future to continue our support.

All in all a good morning down at the hanger having a climb through the helicopters and other interesting stuff down there.

I thought I would share a few images of the day on the forum. Sorry for the cheeseyness of the photos but we were posing for the local papers.


http://home.kooee.com.au/lennyvonne/hmba/images/westpac1_small.jpg
http://home.kooee.com.au/lennyvonne/hmba/images/westpac2_small.jpg
http://home.kooee.com.au/lennyvonne/hmba/images/westpac6_small.jpg
http://home.kooee.com.au/lennyvonne/hmba/images/westpac9_small.jpg
http://home.kooee.com.au/lennyvonne/hmba/images/westpac12_small.jpg
Rik
30-07-2005, 09:04 PM
A Cannondale Super V? Woooaaaaahhhhh, hopefully they can rescue that poor guy from the 90's :p
sammydog
30-07-2005, 09:07 PM
Hmmmmm, glad I didn't take my proflex with that comment :D
Skywalker
31-07-2005, 06:51 PM
Well done guys... what an awesome thing to do. They saved me and now i donate to them aswell.
Spooky
31-07-2005, 08:05 PM
Thats really good of the club. Big thanks to the comittee for that one..



I think Pungy wants to ride that Dale..
cheese
31-07-2005, 08:37 PM
Good job HMBA. Lenny are you doing a jig in that first photo? :confused:
Daver
31-07-2005, 08:39 PM
A Cannondale Super V? Woooaaaaahhhhh, hopefully they can rescue that poor guy from the 90's :p

You're firing on all cylinders tonight Rik.
Rik
31-07-2005, 08:46 PM
You certainly aren't, as I made that post last night :D
sammydog
31-07-2005, 09:12 PM
Good job HMBA. Lenny are you doing a jig in that first photo? :confused:

Doing a jig, no not really. I was trying really hard to restrain the saturday night fever within.

If it came out as a jig, I can live with that.
Daver
31-07-2005, 09:14 PM
Doing a jig, no not really. I was trying really hard to restrain the saturday night fever within.

If it came out as a jig, I can live with that.

Where's YOUR lycra? It looks like a jig to me too.
sammydog
31-07-2005, 09:20 PM
My lycra was at home in the washing machine after the morning ride. The only thing worse than needing a lift in the helicopter, is posing in lycra in-front of the helicopter.

Trust me, it wasn't a jig. When I do a jig my arms are higher and folded in a more uniform manner. Plus I wear lycra, or is it spandex?